Improvement in toy pistols



W L Y 0 N Toy-Pistols;

Patented Dec. 1,1874.

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UNITED STATEs PATENT QFFIGE,

WARREN LYON, OF MAMARONEGK, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY PISTOLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 57,336, datedDecember 1, 1874; application filed September 19, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN LYoN, of Mamaroneck, Westchester county, NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Toy Gun, of which the followingis a specification:

In this improied toy gun, which is intended more particularly forshooting pease and like projectiles, a piston is arranged in the barrel,with a rod extending back, and connected at the rear end with a leverfor pulling the piston back, the rod having a coiled spring on it tothrow the piston forward, and the lever being arranged in a verticalslot in the breech,

above which it projects to be pulled back, while the lower end has anotch below the pivot, in which a spring-catch drops to hold thepiston-spring, and to be used for tripping it by the trigger, thespring-catch having a projection beyond the notch, with which thetrigger engages, so as to trip readily, and a stop is combined with thespring-catch and trigger, to prevent damage to the catch by pulling thetrigger too hard.

The drawing is a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improved toygun.

A is the barrel; B, the piston; G, the piston-rod; D, the spring forthrowing the piston; E, the lever for pulling thepiston back F, thespring-catch; G, the trigger, and H the stop for the trigger. The springD bears at one end against the partition I, and at the other end againstthe piston, to be contracted when the piston is pulled back foracquiring the force for ejecting the projectile when let free. The leverE is pivoted, at J, in the lower part of the vertical slot K in thebreech, so as to rise above the top conveniently for being pulled backfor setting it, while at the same time the lower end extends to theplace for engaging the trigger below.

The arrangement is very simple, efficient, cheap, and durable.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. I11 a toy gun or pistol, the piston B, rod 0,spring D, lever E, spring-catch F, and the trigger G, combined andarranged substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the stop H, trigger (l, and spring-catch F,constructed and. arranged substantially as specified.

WARREN LYON.

Witnesses:

T. B. MOSHER, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

